EP 0825677 A3 20000510 - Reflector material with low passive intermodulation (PIM)
Title (en)
Reflector material with low passive intermodulation (PIM)
Title (de)
Reflektormaterial mit niedriger passiver Intermodulation (PIM)
Title (fr)
Matériau réflechissant à intermodulation passive basse (PIM)
Publication
Application
Priority
US 69710996 A 19960819
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0825677A2] A mesh material (10) for a spacecraft antenna (20) reflector is disclosed. The mesh material has a base material made from a dielectric fabric. A conductive material, such as nikkel, is applied to the dielectric mesh. The type and thickness of the conductive material is adjusted to regulate the final conductivity of the reflective surface to a predefined range. The mesh material (10) utilizes a range that reduces PIM while at the same time maintains a high degree of RF reflectivity. The preferred range is 0.01 to 10 ohms per square. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); H01Q 15/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H01Q 1/288 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 15/168 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/26 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/263 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/264 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/265 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/31681 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 442/109 (2015.04 - EP US); Y10T 442/178 (2015.04 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 5411795 A 19950502 - SILVERMAN BERNARD [US]
- [A] FR 2689091 A1 19931001 - EUROP AGENCE SPATIALE [FR]
- [A] DE 4024488 A1 19910207 - ABB PATENT GMBH [DE]
- [Y] WADE W D: "DEVELOPMENT OF LOW PIM, ZERO CTE MESH FOR DEPLOYABLE COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE. (MILCOM),US,NEW YORK, IEEE, vol. -, 1990, pages 1175 - 1178, XP000221690
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0825677 A2 19980225; EP 0825677 A3 20000510; EP 0825677 B1 20041229; CA 2210229 A1 19980219; CA 2210229 C 20000627; DE 69732067 D1 20050203; DE 69732067 T2 20051208; US 5885906 A 19990323
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97113410 A 19970804; CA 2210229 A 19970711; DE 69732067 T 19970804; US 69710996 A 19960819